WEST CHESTER — Firefighters quickly extinguished a fire that broke out Friday in an upstairs apartment of the Willows 1 building in the 500 block of East Nields Street.

Fire companies responded to the blaze that was initially reported about noon as emitting black smoke with broken glass flying out the windows.

Spectators watching the emergency responders said the apartments were almost exclusively occupied by present or former students of West Chester University.

One spectator said his apartment was near the fire but he expected his residence to have little damage except for the odor of smoke for a few days. He said he knew the occupant of the damaged apartment.

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No injuries were immediately reported, and the cause was not immediately released.